Tire.



R. E. OLDS.

TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1910.

Patented Nov. '7, 1911.

UNITED STATES RANSOM E. OLDS, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

Application filed June 11, 1910. Serial No. 566,332.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RANsoM E. OLDs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansing, county of Ingham, State of Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Tires, and declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to vehicle tires.

It has for its object an improved cushion rim adapted to be used inconnection with a wheel for the purpose of absorbing the shock incidentto the run of the wheel along the ground.

In the drawings :F igure 1, is a side elevation of a portion of thewheel. Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section of a slightlymodified form of the invention, in which a chain is substituted for theperipheral rod which holds the cushion members in place. Fig. 3, is across section of the rim of the wheel and a cross elevation of one ofthe parts of the cushion tire. Fig. f is an end elevation of one of thecushioning sections, with the chain as illustrated in Fig. 2 shown inelevation with respect thereto; the concaved rim of the wheel and thefelly are shown in section.

The wheel body 1, is made in the ordinary form with a hub and felly ofany approved form of construction, provided only that the outer binding2 of the felly be concaved. Preferably, the outer binding of the fellyis a metallic ring or rim secured in place on the spokes 3 in anysuitable and convenient way. The entire circumference of the concavering 2 is filled with ring-like disks 4 of resilient material,preferably, of course, rubber rings having a suitable quantity ofmaterial to produce the desired result of absorbing the shock, theamount depending on the size of the vehicle with which the rim is to beused, and the character of load which the vehicle is intended to carry.The disks 4 are perforated and through the perforations of consecutivedisks is passed a rod 5, the ends of which are coupled by a turnbuckle 6and the rod itself drawn down to hold the disks tightly and securely inthe concave seat 2. The coincidence of the center of the perforationthrough the rings and the periphery of each ring is immaterial. It maybe elther centric or eccentric. As shown in the drawing the eccentricform is chosen as the one which is adapted to give the best results, butthe shape in this respect is not material. Each disk is provided with ametallic covering 8 that extends over the tread part of the ring andalong that portion of the face of each ring which crosses the axis of,the combined tire, and the ends of the armor plate 8 are turned in tothe interior of the ring, thus affording a secure means of holding thearmor in place. Other means of armoring the separate disks of the tiremay be employed, but the cover plate 8 is preferred.

In place of the rim encircling rod 5, a chain 5* may be used tocorrelate the various cushioning sections; the chain may be drawn tightin any suitable way.

What I claim is In a wheel tire, the combination of a grooved rim, aplurality of centrally perforated plane disks of resilient materialarranged in spaced relation from one another in said grooved rim, aholding band passing through each disk in a line substantially parallelwith the grooved face of the rim, whereby the several disks are heldfirmly thereagainst and are maintained in their spaced relation to oneanother, and armor pieces engaging over the exposed outer portion ofeach disk, the end portions of each piece being bent over portions ofthe plane faces of the disk and anchored in the perforated portionthereof, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

RANSOM E. OLDS. Witnesses:

DEAN M. PARSONS, MAY 0. BURDICK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

